Informing future policy for trauma prevention: The effect of the COVID-19 ‘National state of disaster lockdown’ on the trauma burden of a tertiary trauma centre in the Western Cape of South Africa
Introduction: Strategies to reduce the burden of trauma are not only a global priority, but also a South African public health priority due to a disproportionately large trauma burden. Identification of the contributors to preventable injuries would assist in guiding policy and prevention strategies...
Main Authors: | Scott H. Mahoney, Elmien Steyn, Hendrik Lategan |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-09-01
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Series: | African Journal of Emergency Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211419X21000483 |
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